My Grandmother Essay

My grandmother is the individual who I decided to interview. Her name is Dolores Griffith and she is from 88 years old. She was born in the year 1932 in Chicago, Illinois. She was a single child with no siblings. She was raised by her mother and father who stayed together her whole life. My great grandfather passed away at the age of 69, but my great grandmother lived until she was 93 years old. In my grandmother’s home growing up, both sex and sexuality talk around the house was something that…

eager to learn more about my family and ancestors. Knowing about our backgrounds, and where we came from, gives us a strong sense of identity, which is an important and valuable trait to have. If we don’t have a sense of who we are and where we came from, then we can’t function as individuals and feel very lost. Almost all of my grandparents are living and have been involved with my life and development as a young woman. However, my great-grandparents were never a part of my life and…

Elisa I know my grandmother enjoys cooking dinuguan and singing unfamiliar songs from the 50’s. I know that she wears red lipstick- always slightly smudged- and smells like rose water. I know the basics. However, I didn’t realize just how much I didn’t know. Imagining someone so old, wise, and experienced at your age is a bit unsettling. My lola has been an important figure to me my whole life, and it’s hard to register the fact that she’s lived so many different experiences even before me.…

Last summer while I was back home, my cousin, Ryma, got married. We had a lot of fun in her wedding party, and we took many nice photos either whit her, the bride, or with all my relatives. I was looking at these photos when I noticed a detail. It was obvious that one of those faces didn’t disappear from any of the pictures. Is it just a coincidence or the message sent through those photos was a proof of what I was thinking about? My grandmother was so excited during that ceremony, which lead…

A hero in my eyes is a person that doesn't just think about themselves. A hero thinks about others before their well being. These characteris remind me of my grandmother Norene Jernigan. She is my hero because, she is caring;when my parents couldn’t finance my three sisters and I, she supported us for eight years(2008-2016). She also assisted my mother to get back onto her feet . My grandmother made sure we had food and a roof over our heads, even when money got tight . Also when she saw…

who that person is. My grandmother is important to my life, and shows me what is the most valuable in life. From what people struggle with can change your aspect in life. It can teach people that their families can struggle with similar things and they can have the best advice and knowledge to help. My grandmother struggled with not having a good life and moving a lot. My grandmother teaches me that not all strong relationships within families are blood related. My grandmother and I are not…

teach us an abundance of rituals and skills that are very analogous to gifts in my perspective. My family, a unique one by nature, is a physical example of what most people would call bizarre. With their childish hijinks or obscene lingo, they give bizarre a whole new meaning. Many of the thoughts that run through my head are inflicted by the maternal side of my family. The positive outlook I have on them stems from my mother and her relatives. Part of the reason why is because her side is the…

My grandmother, Joan Favors, was born Joan Frietas, in Oakland, California on August 16, 1929. Her father worked in the lumber industry, and her mother stayed at home and took care of the family. My great-grandmother was Italian, and her father had come on a ship from Italy to avoid being put into the army. She married my great-grandpa who’s father came to American on a whaling ship from the Portuguese islands, the Azores. My great-grandmother decided that she liked my great-grandfather because…

conversation with my grandmother. I was sitting at the kitchen table while my grandmother was in the kitchen cooking. Just being in her home reminds me of a summer breeze that 's filled with so much warmth. For those who don 't know my grandmother, she is a very nice person, but also private. My grandmother always bestow me with her words of wisdom every time I am there. Out of curiosity, I asked my grandmother a question. Which puzzled her when I asked what memories she had as a child. My…

of Greece my great-grandfather and great-grandmother came to the United States settling in a small city of Hialeah which resided just outside the city of Miami, FL. In January 1, 1940 my grandmother (Linda) was born at Jackson Memorial Hospital and soon after my great-grandfather left to find his riches in the north and left his family in Hialeah. So my great-grandmother sold what she owned (her body) to the military personal that were stationed at Homestead AFB. By 1950 my grandmother had eight…